Friends Trustees

Arlene Roeder

President

Elliott Hodgdon

Secretary

Dave Arter

Treasurer

Dorothy Bonham

Trustee

Pat Durant

Trustee

Sande Johnson

Trustee

Janet Rector

Trustee

Leigh Rose

Trustee

What is a friend?

The Friends of the Westerville Public Library is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote the continued growth, development and use of the Library by people of all ages, backgrounds and diverse interests.

Annual dues of members, monetary contributions (tax deductible) and monies from the sale of used books, Friends T-shirts, book bags, and other useful items enable the Friends to provide added funds to the Library for services, equipment and programs. We also accept book donations from the public.

What do we do?

We help support and promote the growth and development of the Westerville Public Library.

We staff and operate the Friends Shoppe, which sells both used books and items of related interest to Library patrons, including a variety of "logo-items" as well as exclusive lines of jewelry, candles, and unique, unusual gift items. The Friends Shoppe is staffed exclusively by volunteers. All proceeds benefit the Library.

We sponsor all age groups events to encourage a positive association with learning and the library, including our on going assistance with the summer reading program.

What have we provided?

The Friends have donated over a quarter of a million dollars to the library. The following is just a partial list of purchases funded by the Friends to benefit the library.